What He Was: One of the first great X-Division stars of the company. He was small, but incredibly fast, with a vast arsenal of high flying moves. After a couple of injuries, he was basically reduced to jobber status, and made to bump around for larger opponents. Then he was let go while other, less talented, guys came in and took his spot. What He Should Have Been: TNAs Rey Mysterio. In WWE, Rey wasnt half as flashy as he was in Mexico, ECW or WCW. He was good, but not a breathtaking daredevil. Red could have been that guy for a modern audience, someone you just couldnt see anywhere else. He was undersized yes, but TNA should have used that to their advantage. They very briefly tried to give him a manager with Don West, but gave up in a matter of weeks. He remained directionless, and sadly soon irrelevant. Despite his lack of mic skills, he could have been so much more.
As Rust Cohle from True Detective said "Life's barely long enough to get good at one thing. So be careful what you're good at."
Sadly, I can't solve a murder like Rust...or change a tire, or even tie a tie. But I do know all the lyrics to Hulk Hogan's "Real American" theme song and can easily name every Natural Born Thriller from the dying days of WCW. I was once ranked 21st in the United States in Tetris...on the Playstation 3 version...for about a week.
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